da Rocha Surname

1,632^nd

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 335,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Brazil

Highest density in:

Brazil

da Rocha Surname User-submission:

This topographical type surname does not have a defined origin, but according to old records ( documents, coat of arms, and mentions) all of them founded on Europe, as they point of portuguese origin on 11th century, Italy in a noble family, Spain by mentions and records, or in France as a history.

da Rocha Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Brazil	307,922	1:695	91
Angola	18,339	1:1,472	261
France	4,424	1:15,014	1,572
Portugal	859	1:12,128	993
Spain	679	1:68,854	6,144
Argentina	658	1:64,960	5,553
Venezuela	510	1:59,224	2,747
South Africa	328	1:165,176	18,467
Uruguay	287	1:11,957	1,343
Cape Verde	243	1:2,180	117
Canada	170	1:216,739	20,919
Switzerland	154	1:53,331	6,932
United States	122	1:2,970,975	173,956
England	118	1:472,187	30,747
Paraguay	68	1:106,423	2,444
Australia	61	1:442,552	34,724
Belgium	47	1:244,609	30,321
Namibia	42	1:57,367	6,674
São Tomé and Príncipe	28	1:6,337	466
Germany	27	1:2,981,684	140,707
Andorra	23	1:3,645	702
Dominican Republic	23	1:453,606	14,824
India	21	1:36,526,923	420,161
Mozambique	16	1:1,703,848	2,274
Thailand	14	1:5,045,596	363,835
Qatar	12	1:196,500	26,891
Senegal	10	1:1,457,934	3,873
Iceland	10	1:38,009	2,599
United Arab Emirates	8	1:1,145,284	40,289
Netherlands	8	1:2,110,897	88,902
Luxembourg	8	1:72,568	6,124
Sweden	7	1:1,406,680	102,017
Chile	6	1:2,936,079	35,997
Italy	6	1:10,192,781	121,657
Philippines	5	1:20,247,645	262,352
Japan	4	1:31,961,073	53,820
Ireland	3	1:1,569,646	17,286
Panama	3	1:1,304,086	13,647
Indonesia	3	1:44,083,065	698,220
South Korea	2	1:25,620,128	4,175
Bolivia	2	1:5,308,217	12,400
Scotland	2	1:2,676,908	51,579
Ecuador	2	1:7,952,923	34,269
Denmark	2	1:2,822,358	76,882
Macau	2	1:300,815	1,009
Hong Kong	2	1:3,667,742	11,574
Wales	1	1:3,094,532	44,023
Egypt	1	1:91,935,754	132,737
Sudan	1	1:37,510,195	14,259
Colombia	1	1:47,774,072	44,230
Botswana	1	1:2,186,929	30,250
Austria	1	1:8,515,435	118,036
Libya	1	1:6,243,974	6,186
Finland	1	1:5,496,702	84,025
Ghana	1	1:27,020,692	23,742
Saint Barthelemy	1	1:9,614	134
Guyana	1	1:762,221	14,420
Peru	1	1:31,784,123	64,452
Hungary	1	1:9,816,277	73,288
Norway	1	1:5,142,286	129,201
Nepal	1	1:28,480,956	22,413
Morocco	1	1:34,476,099	111,471
Mexico	1	1:124,126,205	103,776
Malaysia	1	1:29,494,225	409,885
North Macedonia	1	1:2,101,472	31,546

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da Rocha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname could be a interpretation of a heroic, brave, solid and loyal title or simply and most probably a reference to someone who lives in mountains, next to rocks.

In the portuguese origin, we have a man named as Arnaldo da Rocha, in 1126. He lived next to a temple of D. Galdin Paes.

The french record are a mention in a book, that describes the surname of someone "de Roche" or "de Rochela" and also means Rocha. This dates from the XIV century and have more people with this same name.

On Spain the surname dated in XII century appears are " Rojas", that also means Rocha.

The Italy noble and much rich family, lived in a cataglian castle being conceilors and military people. In 1360 they began to be financiers, buyers, and sellers of real estate.

The common coat of arms of this family is a shield, sectioned in four quadrants, and decored by simple red feathers with a medieval solid helmet, this coat are a descriptive image of power, endurance, strength, militarism, nobility, and the personality of those who had that name first of all.

In Brazil, a nation where are the majority of the Rocha, the surname comes from the Portuguese who came to live here.

In general lines, the family are associated to strong people, or living near rocks, with various appearances in different countries.

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DNA test information

da Rocha Demographics

Average Male da Rocha Height

172.22^cm

Average male height (US):

175.3 cm

Sample size: 274 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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da Rocha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name da Rocha Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name da Rocha occurs most in Brazil. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name da Rocha? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,632^nd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,734 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of da Rocha reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 307,922 people, or 1 in 695. In Brazil da Rocha is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname exists in 64 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 5 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

da Rocha Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount da Rocha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,051 per year; in South Africa they earn 122.58% more than the national average, earning R 528,936 per year; in United States they earn 53.19% more than the national average, earning $66,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
da Rocaha	94	4	/
da Rochas	94	4	/
das Rocha	94	3	/
da Rochaa	94	2	/
da Roscha	94	2	/
da Rocoha	94	1	/
da Roicha	94	1	/
da Roucha	94	1	/
da Rochat	94	1	/
da Rochea	94	1	/
da Rochad	94	1	/
da Rochap	94	1	/
da Roca	93	7	/
das Rochas	89	7	/
Da-Rocha	88	693	/
de Rocha	88	272	/
do Rocha	88	24	/
da Roche	88	18	/
da Rocho	88	10	/
da Rohca	88	8	/
di Rocha	88	8	/
da Rocah	88	6	/
da Rucha	88	3	/
da Roxha	88	2	/
da Racha	88	2	/
da Rochi	88	1	/
da Rosha	88	1	/
de Rochas	82	7	/
dos Rocha	82	4	/
de Rochea	82	1	/
da Rosa	80	200,797	/
da Roza	80	3,870	/
de Roca	80	210	/
da Roxa	80	80	/
da Roja	80	9	/
da Roça	80	2	/
de Roche	75	692	/
de Rochi	75	57	/
de Roché	75	22	/
da Rossa	75	20	/
das Rosa	75	8	/
da Rocio	75	4	/
da Rosas	75	4	/
de Rokha	75	1	/
do Roche	75	1	/
da Roisa	75	1	/
de Rocher	71	74	/
des Roche	71	44	/
de Rochie	71	23	/
das Rosas	71	21	/
de Rouche	71	13	/
de Rousha	71	5	/
do Rochio	71	2	/
de Rachat	71	2	/
da Rachid	71	1	/
de Rochis	71	1	/
de Rosa	67	47,981	/
di Rosa	67	8,626	/
des Roches	67	405	/
de Roja	67	194	/
de Roza	67	96	/
de Roco	67	81	/
da-Rosa	67	35	/
do Rosa	67	24	/
de Rouchey	67	6	/
de Rouchie	67	5	/
des Rocher	67	5	/
da Rasa	67	3	/
da Raza	67	1	/
de Roxa	67	1	/
da Roso	67	1	/
di Roza	67	1	/
do Roxa	67	1	/

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